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  1. Once a Pariah, Now a Judge: The Early Transgender Journey of Phyllis Frye

     
    Collection: Phyllis Frye Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Sontagaug, Deborah
    Date: Aug. 29, 2015
    Topics: Activists, Army, Coming out, Employment discrimination, Legal aid, LGBTQ+ movement, Military discharge, Transgender movement, Transgender people
    Subject: Chanelle Pickett, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), International Conference on Transgender Law & Employment Policy (ICTLEP), National Gender Lobbying Day, Phyllis Randolph Frye, Rita Hester
    Description: This file contains two pages written by Phyllis Frye which she signs off: "I hope that you take courage from these, Phyllis" It is then followed by a PDF of the New York Times Article
  2. Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Van Ness, Lorenzo, Asapansa-Johnson Walker, Tanya
    Date: Apr. 2, 2017
    Topics: Activists, Army, Bullying, Childhood, Christianity, Discrimination, Ethnic groups, Femininities, Gender identity, Harassment, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Homophobia, Hormones, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Migration, MtFs, Nurses, Oppression, Passing (Gender), Politics, Racism, Resistance movements, Sexual harassment, Sexuality, Social exclusion, Social workers, Substance abuse, Transgender people, Transphobia, Violence
    Subject: Karen Burstein, Paris Is Burning, Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker
    Description: Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker is a co-founder of the New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG). Here, she shares her history of LGB and trans activism in New York City. Born on Staten Island, Mis...